Rheem Semiconductor

Company Pedigree

Ascendant Companies		Descendent Companies
Company	Comments	Company	Comments
Fairchild Semiconductor	Founded, in 1959, by Fairchild General Manager, Ed Baldwin and other Fairchild employees. Rheem Semiconductor was subsidiary of Rheem Manufacturing.	Raytheon Semiconductor	In 1961, Raytheon acquired the struggling Rheem Semiconductor from Rheem Manufacturing.

Company Overview

Rheem Semiconductor produced transistors and diodes. Rheem struggled due to lawsuits from Fairchild over stolen process trade secrets. Rheem never stabilized and was sold to Raytheon.

Major Achievements

First semiconductor company to be sued over stolen intellectual property